ADP Inc.

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $336.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Roseland, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 72 cents. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to 55 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 59 cents per share. The payroll and human resources company posted revenue of $2.69 billion in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.74 billion. For the year, the company reported profit of $1.45 billion, or $3.05 per...

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